Ghana’s ace sprinter Vida Anim gave Ghana a bad image by her unsporting conduct in refusing at the last minute to run the 200 metres race at the Beijing Olympics when she had been duly registered. The young lady had promised to drop an earlier threat of… more »

Despite the hullabaloo about the exploits of Jamaican super sprinter Usain Bolt at the ongoing Beijing Olympics my favourite star at the Games is Argentinian ball juggler Lionel Messi. I admire him for the spirit of Olympism and nationalism he displayed… more »

The Olympic Games is not a lottery, in other words it is not a game of chance. It is for sportsmen and sportswomen who have trained seriously over the years and they shall be honoured with medals. I have attended four Olympic Games, twice as an active… more »

For the first time since the Rome 1960 Olympics no Ghanaian boxer qualified to be at the Olympics and so Ghana did not have a boxing team and the popular question at the Games Village was the whereabouts of Ghanaian boxers. more »

Ghana participated in boxing and athletics. Even though none of the participants won a medal a couple of athletes showed a lot of promise. more »